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A review by tuckeralmengor
Bishop by A.E. Via
4.0
Special thanks to Tantor Audio for the audio CD (that I lost... I have no forking clue where it went) in exchange for an honest review!
YES! YES! YESS!
I went into this with very low expectations (which seems to have improved my experience...) First of all, I didn't think this was a gay romance. I requested this a longggggggggg time ago so I might have known it was gay as of requesting it but I completely forgot by the time I started reading it.
Because of this, I was already excited from page one and things only got better because.... WE FINALLY HAD A MALE LOVE INTEREST WITH A REALISTIC BODY... Now, because I hate generalizations with a fiery passion, I need to say that there are definitely adult romances out there with a physically realistic male character but they are few and far between and I don't see them very often in straight romances and even less in gay romances.
So, I was ecstatic when I was introduced to Edison who was physically realistic. Now, I will admit that Edison was a little ridiculous as far as characters go. So was Bishop. They were both pretty unrealistic and cliche with Bishop being dark and brooding and Edison being naive and nerdy. But they were both indearing so I was able to look past it.
I liked the conflict that Bishop had to face. It was definitely unrealistic and I kept thinking There is absolutely no way it would go down like that in real life but it was enjoyable to read.
The sex scenes were okay... They were decently steamy and really sweet. Tor Throm was a decent narrator, too. It was admittedly strange whenever he said "F**k". There was just something about the way he said it that sounded... off. I don't know.
Overall, this book was surprisingly enjoyable and I definitely recommend giving it a try!
Bottom Line:
4 stars
Age Rating - [ R ]
Content Screening (Mild Spoilers)
Positive Messages (4/5) - [Honesty, Bravery, Not being ashamed of your own shortcomings, self love]
Violence (2/5) - [Brief fights]
Sex (4/5) - [Detailed sex scenes, Sexual themes, Kissing]
Language (3/5) - [F**k, C*ck, D*ck, Sh*t]
Drinking/Drugs (3/5) - [Alcohol]
Content and Trigger Warnings - Homophobia, Body shaming, Mild violence
Publication Date: September 27th, 2019
Publisher: Independent
Genre: Gay/Romance
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Review to come
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Currently reading this one. Thanks Tantor Audio for the audio file!
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YES! YES! YESS!
I went into this with very low expectations (which seems to have improved my experience...) First of all, I didn't think this was a gay romance. I requested this a longggggggggg time ago so I might have known it was gay as of requesting it but I completely forgot by the time I started reading it.
Because of this, I was already excited from page one and things only got better because.... WE FINALLY HAD A MALE LOVE INTEREST WITH A REALISTIC BODY... Now, because I hate generalizations with a fiery passion, I need to say that there are definitely adult romances out there with a physically realistic male character but they are few and far between and I don't see them very often in straight romances and even less in gay romances.
So, I was ecstatic when I was introduced to Edison who was physically realistic. Now, I will admit that Edison was a little ridiculous as far as characters go. So was Bishop. They were both pretty unrealistic and cliche with Bishop being dark and brooding and Edison being naive and nerdy. But they were both indearing so I was able to look past it.
I liked the conflict that Bishop had to face. It was definitely unrealistic and I kept thinking There is absolutely no way it would go down like that in real life but it was enjoyable to read.
The sex scenes were okay... They were decently steamy and really sweet. Tor Throm was a decent narrator, too. It was admittedly strange whenever he said "F**k". There was just something about the way he said it that sounded... off. I don't know.
Overall, this book was surprisingly enjoyable and I definitely recommend giving it a try!
Bottom Line:
4 stars
Age Rating - [ R ]
Content Screening (Mild Spoilers)
Positive Messages (4/5) - [Honesty, Bravery, Not being ashamed of your own shortcomings, self love]
Violence (2/5) - [Brief fights]
Sex (4/5) - [Detailed sex scenes, Sexual themes, Kissing]
Language (3/5) - [F**k, C*ck, D*ck, Sh*t]
Drinking/Drugs (3/5) - [Alcohol]
Content and Trigger Warnings - Homophobia, Body shaming, Mild violence
Publication Date: September 27th, 2019
Publisher: Independent
Genre: Gay/Romance
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Review to come
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Currently reading this one. Thanks Tantor Audio for the audio file!
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